Abstract: Sure enough, a big carp with a beard on a green back was gradually pulled up by the big old beard, and a few meters away from the edge of the pond, the fish suddenly began to struggle desperately again, fluttering and trying to return to the pond............ Xu Jiandong's hand was quick, and he quickly took out a special slingshot from his waist, and when the leather pocket passed through the lower part of the grip, a steel ball was already in it, his right arm was straightened, and the two fingers of his left hand tightened the leather pocket, and suddenly pulled it back............... This series of actions is as fast as the wind, and even the accustomed water can't splash in......... 'Bang! There was a slight splash, and the ball had already hit the head of the big carp............ In an instant, a stream of crimson fish blood spurted out, staining the water surface around the fish's body with a .............

Please continue to enjoy the 11th chapter of the first volume of the thrilling horror novel "The Forbidden Island".

Chapter 11: Windfall

The thin man had cleaned up the eight wild birds at this time, put the three-edged wooden folding knife in the water and flushed it away, and rinsed a few wild birds in the water twice, lifted it up and walked to Xiaoting's side, and said to her with a smile: "How is it, beauty, haven't you seen * birds?" ”

Under the sight, Xiao Ting was disgusted, took a step back in fright, grabbed Xinyu's arm and scolded at the thin man: "Dead strongman, take them away, disgusting to death!" ”

"Hey! I said Xiaoting, you feel disgusting now, after a while, I will see that you are more fragrant than anyone else, and I didn't let you eat it raw. ”

Hearing the thin man say this, Xiaoting almost spit out the fruit she ate.

Xinyu saw it and hurriedly persuaded: "Okay, okay, you two don't make trouble." ”

Then he said, "Xiaoting, let's go to the grass over there to see if there are any mushrooms or something." ”

With a reply, the two men walked away.

The thin man thought it was boring, and turned around with the birds and walked in the direction of the tent.

On the way, he met Xu Jiandong walking over with a dagger, so he greeted him and said, "Alas! Brother Xu, just wait for this kid Lao Hu to fish and eat for us, he is so nonsense, how can there be big fish in such clear water, and those small fish on the side are not enough to fry fish sauce. ”

"If there are fish or no fish, let him try it first, you can roast these birds first." Xu Jiandong said to the thin man.

The thin man nodded in agreement and went to his own business.

Xinyu and Xiaoting didn't see any mushrooms in the grass next to the stream, only picked a few yellow and purple wildflowers.

The big man found a place by the pond where there were no weeds, and brought a somewhat flat stone, and sat there fiddling with a few grasshoppers he had just caught.

Coming to the big man Lao Hu, Xu Jiandong opened the back cover of the dagger [Jun], took out something like a fish hook and fishing line from the handle of the dagger and handed it to the big man Lao Hu.

After taking the fishing hook and fishing line, the big old man Hu glanced at the black [military] dagger in Xu Jiandong's hand again and said, "Your [military] dagger is fake, right?" ”

Xu Jiandong nodded and said: "You are right, there should be a compass on the back cover of the real [military] dagger, and this knife is made by myself." ”

When the big man Lao Hu heard this, he put down the hook and fishing line in his hand, took the dagger from Xu Jiandong's hand and looked at it for a long time, and praised it again and again: "Old Xu, your hand is really skillful, you do a good job of manual work, and the steel mouth of the knife is also good, but the blood groove on it is too short, if it is pierced into the body, it will definitely take a lot of effort to pull it out." ”

When Xu Jiandong heard this, he said, "Ho! I said Lao Hu, okay, I didn't think you knew so much, have you ever seen a real [military] dagger? ”

The big man Lao Hu heard him ask, and said with a smile: "I won't tell you, I really have a U.S. military-style jungle king, all black, with a compass on the back cover of the knife handle, the inverted teeth on the back of the knife are very even, the blood groove is wide, the blade is wide and sharp, it is easy to cut the wire, and the edge will not be curled." ”

"Where's the knife you're talking about? Did you bring it? Take it out and let me see it for a long time. Xu Jiandong hurriedly asked.

Hehe smiled, and the big man said, "I'm really embarrassed, I forgot it at home before I came." ”

"I'll go! Don't you say the same thing as you didn't say it, you forgot to bring it after a long time! Xu Jiandong said stupidly.

The big man Lao Hu glanced at Xu Jiandong and said, "Old Xu, in fact, some of the small inventions you are researching, if it is a patent, it will definitely work." ”

Xu Jiandong moved a stone and sat next to him, and said: "I studied these things completely out of personal interest and hobbies, and I didn't think about any patents, and I didn't lack money at all, so I don't need to say that you know this." ”

The big man nodded and said, "Yes, if I had a man like you, I wouldn't have to do those jobs that don't make much money." ”

"Actually, I can't say that, I don't mean I have money, if I really have that kind of idea, I won't open my own company, my father's money is enough for me to squander for a few lifetimes, but I'm not the kind of kid, I want to rely on my own ability to stand on my own."

When the big man heard this, he nodded and said, "Yes, you are indeed different, and there are indeed many things worth learning." ”

Xu Jiandong smiled when he heard it, but he didn't say anything.

The big man tore off the grasshopper's belly, put it on the hook, took out a green rope from his pocket, found a pebble on the ground, and wrapped it around it a few times to tie a dead knot.

stood up, turned his head to Xu Jiandong and said, "Alas! Lao Xu, you can be careful, stand in the back, don't let the fishing hook hook hook you on. ”

Hearing what he said, he had to take a few steps out of the way, and Xu Jiandong asked with some suspicion: "I said Lao Hu, can you do this?" There may be aquatic plants in the pond, but the hook is not yet hooked. ”

"If you hang it, go down and pick it, if it really doesn't work, then let's just go down and fish." As the big man spoke, he pulled the fishing line with the pebbles a few times, and then let go of his hand, and the pebbles dragged the fishing line and the fishing rope far down to the center of the pond. He sank into the water with a thud.

The big man Lao Hu turned his head to Xu Jiandong and said, "Did you hear Lao Xu?" ………… The middle of this pond is quite deep, I think it can be about ten meters, maybe the bottom of the pond is connected to the sea. ”

Xu Jiandong said: "There is this possibility, but then again, if it is really connected to the sea, why is the water in this pond light?" It should also be salty. ”

Xinyu and Xiaoting walked over at this time and said: "This shows that the water in the pond flows from the mountain stream in the west, and the water in the mountain stream comes from the ground, not the sea, so it will not have a salty taste."

Xu Jiandong said: "There is some truth in this. ”

The big man Lao Hu took out a box of cigarettes, took one for himself, and then handed one to Xu Jiandong, but Xinyu saw it and stopped it with his hand and said: "Brother Hu, you don't pay attention to your health, but don't take Brother Dong and take drugs with him, don't you know that smoking is harmful to your health?" ”

Xu Jiandong spread his hands helplessly, smiled at the big man Lao Hu and said: "Xinyu is right, smoking is harmful to the body and not beneficial, you should smoke two less." ”

The big man put the cigarette in his pocket, lit the one on his mouth, took a deep breath, spit out a smoke ring and said: "That's right, but I can't quit now, I have been smoking since I was sixteen years old, I can be described as an old smoker, and I want to quit for a while, how easy it is to say." ”

At this moment, the thin man suddenly shouted: "Comrades! Our swan meat has been roasted, come and eat it, it's too late, but I'll have it all by myself! ”

Xu Jiandong turned his head to the big man and said, "Hey! Lao Hu, come over and eat together, I still have more than half a bottle of Wuliangye in my backpack that I haven't finished drinking. ”

The big man waved his hand and said, "You can eat first, just leave me a bird's thigh." ”

"How much meat can a bird have on its thighs? You better stop fishing, I don't think there are any big fish in this pond, let's just drink two glasses in the past." Xu Jiandong said.

The big man Lao Hu also felt that what he said made some sense, took a few puffs of cigarette, twisted the cigarette butt on the stone, and said, "Alas! It seems that this clear water and no fish is really a wise saying, don't believe it.........! ”

He got up and tightened his belt, and was about to turn away, but he heard a splash in the pond, and the water streaks spread in circles.

All four of them were startled, and their eyes were all fixed on the place where the sound was coming from on the water.

The big old man bent down and hurriedly grabbed the branch that was about to be dragged into the water, this branch was tied with a fishing line, and if it was pulled into it by something in the pond, the only fishing gear would be gone.

As soon as the fishing line was caught in his hand, the big man felt a tightness in his hand, and the thing in the water had a lot of strength.

Seeing this, Xu Jiandong hurriedly came over to help, and said, "Is it a fish?" Such a big deal? How big does this have to be? ”

"A fish weighing more than two catties in the water can drag you away, and this fish may have more than two catties." The big man said as he pulled the fishing line.

Although he was talking, he didn't relax half a point in his hand, he asked Xu Jiandong to let go of his hand, otherwise the strength of the two people would be uneven, and it would be easy to tear off the fishing line.

Xu Jiandong said: "Can you pull it up yourself?" Let me help you. ”

The big man said again: "You haven't fished, of course I don't know that there are many skills in fishing, like this big fish, if you deadlift I'm afraid that the fishing line will be broken, you can only pull it, loosen it, try to follow its strength, let it flutter enough in the water, don't have much strength, and then slowly pull it up." ”

Xu Jiandong nodded and said: "I didn't expect that there is so much knowledge in this fishing, and I am not as good as you in this regard." ”

The big man smiled and said: "Fishing, it's nothing difficult to learn, I'll teach you when I have time, but we can't learn all the things you are thinking." ”

Xinyu and Xiaoting kept cheering the big man Lao Hu by the pond and cheered up.

The thin man had already packed the roasted wild birds on a tray at this moment, and when he heard the shouts here, he walked over with Xu Dong's half bottle of Wuliangye wine.

Sure enough, a big carp with a beard on a green back was gradually pulled up by the big old beard, and a few meters away from the edge of the pond, the fish suddenly began to struggle desperately again, fluttering and trying to return to the pond.

Xu Jiandong's hand was quick, and he quickly took out a special slingshot from his waist, and when the leather pocket passed through the lower part of the grip, a steel ball was already in it, his right arm was straightened, and the two fingers of his left hand tightened the leather bag, and suddenly pulled it back.

This series of movements is as fast as the wind, and even the accustomed water cannot be splashed.

'Smack! There was a slight splash, and the steel ball had already hit the head of the big carp.

In an instant, a stream of crimson fish blood spurted out, staining the surface of the water around the fish's body red, and the big carp flipped over a few times before floating still.

The big man Lao Hu pulled it up to take a look, and everyone praised it: "Lao Hu, you are really good, such a big fish can be caught", "Brother Xu's slingshot is really accurate." ”

"Lao Xu, it's a pity that you lost my favorite fish eyeballs." The big man said stupidly.

Xu Jiandong said jokingly: "I'm really embarrassed, I forgot for a while that you like to eat this fish eyeball, in fact, if I didn't hit its slingshot just now, you can pull it up, right?" ”

Shaking his head, the big man said, "Alas! You wouldn't have it without a fish's eyeball, but if you hadn't hit this slingshot just now, maybe this guy would have broken the line and run away. ”

The thin man picked up the fish and weighed it and said, "Ho! Good guy, okay, I said Lao Hu, I really didn't expect to catch such a big fish in such a clear water pond, I think this fish can sink more than two catties, enough for a few of us to eat. ”

As they talked, they walked and came to a stone lawn and sat on the ground.

This platform is a large rock protruding from the west side of the pond, with an area of nearly ten square meters, resembling granite, and the color is dark blue.

This rock is both a natural stone flat and a bridge that can be reached through the opposite bank, and there are some naturally formed holes under the stone flat from which the mountain stream flows and flows into the pond.

It's not cold on this stone floor, it's still a little warm, and it's very comfortable for people to sit on it.

The thin man put the roasted wild bird on the ground, took out the bottle of Wuliangye liquor from his trouser pocket, and the five people sat in a circle, and each picked up a wild bird and ate it.

Xiaoting didn't dare to take it, just watched everyone eating.

Xinyu picked up one and handed it to her, and said, "Hurry up and eat, don't look bad on the outside, the meat is very fragrant." ”

Xu Jiandong continued: "That's right! Isn't there a saying that I'd rather eat a bite of a bird than half a catty of an animal? ”

After hearing this, Xiaoting hurriedly asked, "Brother Xu, what does this mean?" ”

Smiling, Xu Dong said: "Because the animals on the ground are easy to get, like pigs and cows, but the birds flying in the sky are difficult to find............." ”

Xiaoting pulled a bird's leg and sniffed it with her nose, it tasted really good